turnoff

American  

[turn-awf, -of] / ˈtɜrnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

1. a small road that branches off from a larger one, especially a ramp or exit leading off a major highway.

   He took the wrong turnoff and it took him some 15 minutes to get back on the turnpike.

2. a place at which one diverges from or changes a former course.

3. an act of turning off.

4. the finished product of a certain manufacturing process, as weaving.

5. the quantity of fattened livestock distributed to market.

6. Slang. something or someone that makes one unsympathetic or antagonistic.

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Etymology

Origin of turnoff

First recorded in 1680–90; noun use of verb phrase turn off

Example Sentences

An enormous wooden sign rested at an angle opposite Harry’s turnoff.

From Literature

That last bit represents an especially stubborn turnoff for some Academy members over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal

We run past a water fountain, past the area where I left that Phillies hat, past the turnoff that leads toward the English department offices.

From Literature

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's

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